Water as Leverage Cartagena – Construyendo con el agua: Team 'Raíces de Cartagena'

About this project

The programme "Water as Leverage (WaL) Cartagena – Construyendo con el agua" has successfully completed Phase 2. The two multidisciplinary teams have delivered prefeasibility studies for a total of five projects that aim to strengthen the city's climate adaptation, improve water management, and promote nature-based solutions. The multidisciplinary team 'Raíces de Cartagena' has worked on the project "Mamonal Drainage – Bay of Cartagena" and the project "Canal Zone". Together with the other multidisciplinary team (project PIPP23CO02), the project "Juan Angola Canal" has been delivered. The prefeasibility studies are available for download.These projects were co-created by national and international experts, together with the Municipality of Cartagena, local communities, public institutions, and private sector representatives, in a participatory process that has been key to aligning the proposed solutions with the real needs of the territory. The initiatives include urban interventions with the potential to reduce flood risks, restore ecosystems around water bodies, and create opportunities for sustainable development.With the delivery of these results, the program now moves into its next phase, which will focus on feasibility studies and financial structuring. Following a technical and strategic evaluation process, the area of the Juan Angola Canal has already been selected to develop a feasibility-level project within the framework of the WaL Programme by the multidisciplina…

Published by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency · Government

Countries

Colombia

Sectors

Water resources conservation (including data collection)Urban developmentDisaster Risk Reduction

Focus

Trade development · Main focus

Funded by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Implemented by

Witteveen+Bos International Projects B.V.

Accountable

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Published by Netherlands Enterprise Agency to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 17 Jul 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27378529-PIPP23CO06.

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